Cabinet folding bed



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No. 224,842. Patent-ed Feb. 24, Isso@ METERS, PHOTO-LITHUGRAPMER.WASHINGTON. D. C.

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. Cabinet FoldingfBed.

Patented Feb. 24, |880.

. To all whom it may concern: n

Be it known that l, HARRISON OGEORN, of `the city ofBichmond, in thecounty ot' Wayne and"` State of Indiana, have invented certain nevvandluseful Iinprovem ents in Folding Gabi ne Beds; and Ido herebydeclare thefollow- 'ngto be a full, clear, and exact description f `of thesaine,reference being made to Athe `accompanying drawings, forming apart ofthis specification, and in which-.- `Figure l represents aperspectivefview of inyiniproved bed when folded torepreseut an l yupright piece of furniture. Fig. 2 represents anelevation, showing `t'hefront when opened y i'orwrifing; Fig. 3, a vertical section of the sainethrough the line x m of Fig. 2; Fig. 4, a l perspective view of the bedwhen unfolded and extended; Fig. 5, a detached sectionalview T ofthedevices for securing the sections ofthe bed together when folded torepresentan upright piece of furniture. Fig. 6 represents a side view ofthe supporting-legs and other de` `j vices for preventing lateralInotion of the bed. Fig. 7 represents a sectional view of the same, andFig.8, a detached view of the devices for I y "securiugthe legs to thesides of the sections.

\ `The object of my invention is the production of an ornamentalfoldiiigcabiiiet-bed containing a receptacle in front for holdingsmallarticles, supporting-legs being pivoted at its sides, at or near thecenter of gravity of each section, so that it will `balance in allpositions and be easilyand readily folded and unfolded, and extended toform a complete bed, with bedding in place ready for use as soon as thebed is unfolded, and that when notin use as a bed it may be folded intoa neat, compact piece of furniture, in which all the pillows andnecessary bedding for the coldest weather are securely contained out ofsight and protected from smoke, dirt, dust, Sto.; and my,inven 1tionconsists in a novel combination of parts for supporting the bed both inafolded and unfolded position, all as will be hereinafter fullydescribed, and specifically pointed out in the claims. y In thedrawings, A Arepresent the supporting-legs, and B C thecase, of thefolding l cabinetbed, usually constructed to Vrepresent o acabinet-organ, although it may be made to UNITED STATES represent adesk, secretary, upright-piano,

PATENT OFFICE.

`HARRISON oGBoEN, oE RICHMOND, TNDIANA.

CABINE- FOLDING BED.

y l `srEcIFIcA'rIoN forming parser Letters Patent No. 224,842, datedFebruary 24, 1880.]

l l l Application filed September 24, 1879.

of thev side rails, D D', and extending down-` ward on the insidethereof.

The front of the section B of the bed is prol vided in its upper portionWith a triangularshaped recess, the lower portion of which is separatedfrom the upper portion by a shelf, F, extending across its entirelength, near the bottom of the inclosed recess, which recess is dividedinto compartments by vertical partition-boards (see Fig. 2) for thereceptionof paper, books`,linen, or toilet or other articles, or saidrecess above the shelf F may be filled with drawers.

Above the shelf F, and extending back to the front of section B, areplaced vertically triangular-shaped pieces K, provided with verticalslots M for the reception of the horizontal,

flexible, and removable slats N, extending part or all the Way acrosssaid section, and wide enough and far enough apart to form suitablevertical spaces R between them for the reception of books, bed-linen, orother articles.

A hinged door, G, is provided for the recess, having firmly-attachedquadrants Q, with slots S extending nearly their entirelength,.and

through which pass screws or bolts b, so that when `the door Gr is letdown said screws or `bolts b catch the quadrants and hold the doorfirmly in a horizontal position, to be used as a writing-table,lamp-stand, &'c., said door being held in place when closed byespringcatch, c, engaging with a keeper on the under face of the top ofsection B. y

The top I o'f the sections B O, which is the headboard of the bed whenunfolded, forms part of the rear section, G, and projects entirely overthe front section, B, Where the latter is secured to the top I by aspring-bolt, d, keeper d2, and button e When folded up, :as clearlyshown in Fig. 5.

The front and rear sections, B C, are provided Y IOO upon their oppositesides with a pair of supporting-legs, A A, having casters, whereby thebed can be easily moved from room to room, either in an open or closedposition. These legs are pivoted near their upper ends,.by pins 19 19,to the sides of the sections, as near the center of gravity of therespective sections as possible, so that the legs stand in aperpendicular position when the sections Iare unfolded and in aninclinedposition when the sections are closed, thus forming inclinedbraces as well as supporting-legs 5 and said legs are provided withheaded lugs r', attached to the inside of the legs a short distancebelow the point at which theyare pivoted to the sides of the sections.'Iheheaded portionsof theselngs project into or pass through slottedplates r, attached to the sides of the sections, the slots in saidplates being curved and nearly at right angles with the legs when inuse, thus holding them iirmly and preventing lateral motion.

To put on or take. olil the legs the pivotingbolt must be removed andthe leg turned so that its headed boltis lengthwise with the slot intheplate, when it can be taken oft or put on and the pivot-pin replaced,when the long ends of the headed portions oi" the lugs will engage withthe plates r and readily move from one end to the other of said slots,the wood back of the plates being cut away for that purpose, said lugsresting at one end of the slotted plates when the bed is open, and atthe other end when closed, thus staying the sections when opened orclosed.

At or near the bottom, on theinside of these legs, Lipper and lowerstay-rods, Y Z, are placed, one end of each of these being fastened tothe leg near the bottom, and the other end at or near the lower outercorners of the folding sections B C.

A portion, 0, of the bottom of the section C is provided with sides 71and a head or end,

' i, the sides li being pivoted to the side rails,

D', near their ends, whereby the part O may be raised and lowered toassume a horizontal or inclined/position, and secured by springboltsoperated by a cord, y, which engage with metal racks 7c, secured to thesides D.

A mattress, P, is jointed to the middle to correspond with the hingedsections, whereby it will readily fold within said sections when closedand leave sufficient space for the necessary bedding; and by increasingthe depth of said sections springs of any. convenient form may beapplied under the mattress, and strong cords secured at the head andfoot of the mattress, with'loops to engage with hooks on the sections,may be used for securing the mattress in position at all times unlessdetached for the removal of the mattress.

When the bed is in use to represent a piece of furniture the door G maybe let .down to form a writing-table; and when it is desired toconvertit into a bed it should be moved out in the room to the desiredposition, when the sections canbe unlocked by pressing down on button c,thus releasing the spring-bolt-d from its keeper, when, by slightlypulling on said sections, they will gradually unfold to a horizontalposition, the legs in the meantime, through the medium of the rods Y Z,being made to assume a perpendicular position for supporting thesections, as shown in Fig. 4, stayed or braced by said rods, saidsections being secured in the horizontal position by drop-catches fengaging with pins at or near thehinged ends of the sections.

To close the bed it should be made up neatly and the bedding tucked downaround the inattress, when the drop-catches are released from engagementwith the pins by pulling on a cord, t, and a slight push upward andforward at the head of the bed causes the sections where the rods Y Zare attached to move apart, and thus draw the legs toward each other atthe bottom, by which the bed will be easily and readily closed, the legsforming inclined braces as well as supports for the sections, thuspreventing` their being easily thrown open, and which is also assisted',by the spring-bolt d of section B engaging with the keeper of sectionC. y

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a folding cabinet-bed, the combination, with the hinged sections BC, of the self-adjusting legs A A, pivoted on the opposite sides of eachsection, and the rods Y Z, pivotally connecting the legs upon each -sideto the lower end of the opposite section, whereby said legs forminclined braces and supports when the sections are closed and verticalsupports when the sections are open, substantially as herein shown anddescribed.

2. In a folding cabinet-bed, the combination ofthe hinged sections B G,provided with the plates r, having curved slots, and the legs A A,pivoted to said sections, and provided with the headed lugs r',substantially as and for the purpose herein shown and described.

3. In a folding cabinet-bed, the combination of the hinged sectionsvB C,provided with the slotted plates r, the legs A A, pivoted to saidsections and provided with the headed lugs r', and the connectingrods YZ, substantially' as and for the purpose herein shown and described.

HABRISON OGBOBN.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM E. BELL, E'. H. SWAYNE.

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